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Description Ultraviolet image of the star Mira showing its comet-like trail of gas over 13 light-years long. Converted to JPG from the original TIFF Image.
Source http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/galex/20070815/a.html
Author NASA
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current10:26, 16 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 10:26, 16 August 20076,000 × 1,500 (2.54 MB)Agnostic AngelUltraviolet image of the star w:Mira showing it's comet-like trail of gas over 13 light-years long. Converted to JPG from the original TIFF Image.

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